[From a recent press release prepared by Sergeant Jeff Liu and distributed by Community Service Officer Elizabeth Lam.]

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On October 3, 2014 at 5:08 PM, East Palo Alto Police Officers responded to the report of a shooting victim on the 1100 block of Laurel Avenue in East Palo Alto.

Responding officers found 20 year old Fremont resident Mark Madden suffering from gunshot wounds. Madden succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased on scene.

Mark Madden was an A student with a 4.0 grade point average attending UCSF in preparation to go to medical school.

The East Palo Alto Police Department is actively investigation this case and is in need of witnesses. We strongly encourage any witnesses or people with knowledge about this crime to notify us using the following means:

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